Episode 20: The Calzone

Episode #130; 7:20


Our Summary

While eating a calzone from Pisano's at work, Steinbrenner requests that George get him one after tasting it, and from that day on, wants to have lunch with George, both of them eating calzones from Pisano's. This arrangement enables George to become Steinbrenner's second in command. Everything is going great, but when George puts a tip in the tip jar at the pizza place, the guy doesn't see him put one in, so the second time that it happens, he tries to take the tip out of the jar and it looks like he's stealing, so he obviously can't go back there. So, he has Newman, who drives by there on his postal route, buy the calzones, for a steep price. Unfortunately for George, Newman doesn't go to work when it rains, and so he sends Kramer to buy the calzones. Kramer, meanwhile, has been putting his clothing in the dryer and wearing it right away, and so, when he is soaked from the rain, he has them put his clothes in the pizza oven, which become ruined, and he tries to pay in coins b/c he's been using the dryer, but they refuse and throw him out minus the calzones, ruining George's sweet setup. Elaine is sort of dating Todd Gak, who keeps getting dates with her through a series of dating loopholes, but then steals Jerry's gal, who gets away with anything and everything.



Our Commentary

This Top 50 ep is stimply hilarious. Steinbrenner is at the top of his game. Nice opening with George finally getting his idea of extending the bathroom doors out to Yankees management, but Steinbrenner dismisses it hilariously and on to George's calzone. Hilarious. He's just hilarious throughout the ep. Beautiful stuff with the oft quoted Todd Gak, what is that Dutch?, Kramer putting his clothes in the dryer and then Jerry's oven, while cooking a pie in his oven, Kramer not having a table, Jerry baiting, dating loopholes, Jerry with the cop, telling him that he got him at 93 MPH and Jerry answers hilariously that "You must have gotten me when I slowed down to take that curve because for a while there I was doing well over 100." Hilarious stuff with Newman and George together, Gak having Elaine meet his parents, with the mom from CYE, Newman not going into work when it rains and Kramer knowing that, a George angry Newman!, three pronounciations of Calzone, forward link to "It's a peach" by Elaine with the cigar with "Rubber fire", Kramer throwing the change at Gak like a mobster, and Steinbrenner getting distracted from not getting the calzone, eating with George each day the calzone, all for Kramer's clothes were heated up in an oven. Overall, a solidly hilarious episode, well deserved of the Top 50. Adam - Very good episode. The calzonay, Steinbrenner telling George that "alright, I'm a little jealous", Steinbrenner with his "Costanza's in the building", Todd Gak, and the fake Cuban cigars round this puppy off. Some very funny parts, but not enough to get into the Top 25.


EPISODE GUIDE from Jerry Seinfeld: The Entire Domain by Kathleen Tracy

130. "The Calzone" (April 25, 1996)

SUMMARY George becomes Steinbrenner's pet when he shares an eggplant calzone with him. Jerry is dating a woman who gets anything she wants. George doesn't get "credit" for his tip at the calzone shop. Elaine is going out with someone who uses a dating loophole. Kramer will only wear warm clothes right out of the dryer.

DIRECTOR Andy Ackerman

TELEPLAY Alec Berg and Jeff Schaffer

GUEST CAST John D'Aquino (Todd); Peter Alias (Counter Guy); Danette Tays (Nicki); Greg Collins (Policeman); Jane A. Johnston (Todd's Mother)

RECURRING CAST Wayne Knight (Newman)

Stats


2nd Siyum

Dates/Boyfriends/Girlfriends
JERRY
Nicki
Girls Who Broke Up With Jerry
Nicki - Left him for Todd Gak
ELAINE
Todd Gak
Guys Who Broke Up With Elaine
Todd Gak - Left her for Nicki

First Times
Rain Shot (First and ONLY)


3rd Siyum

Curb Your Enthusiasm Actors
Jane A. Johnston as Todd’s Mother in 7:20 The Calzone and Woman in 8:22 The Summer of George is Customer in CYE The Car Salesman

Full Script